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Apr 2021
They Were Afraid Bob Stillerman Resurrection Sunday, 4/4/2021 Mark 16:1-8 They Were Afraid Mark 16.1-8 Easter 4-4-2021 R1 They were afraid. On first appearance, this seems a strange phrase to use at the conclusion of a gospel account, and an even stranger phrase to read on Easter morning. But if we dig deeper, we’ll discover that these three words are masterfully composed. Consider the source. Mark’s community existed toward the latter third of the first century BCE. Jesus-followers are constantly persecuted. Jerusalem will be sacked by the Romans if it hasn’t been......
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Apr 2018
When Morning Gilds the Skies Bob Stillerman A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Easter Sunday, 4/1/2018 Mark 16:1-8 When Morning Gilds the Skies Mark 16.1-8 4-1-2018 Easter Sunday God lived and dwelled among us in the person of Jesus. This is a remarkable truth. A miraculous truth. A world-changing truth. For the author of Mark’s gospel, this truth is the centerpiece of the story. And because this truth is SO big and SO true, there’s not a lot of need for Hollywood beginnings or endings. The gospel starts: “The beginning of the......
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